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7 L1: Introduction + Structures in researchprograms, theories and laws (1) Introduction Philosophy of Science (PoS): some general questions (SSC: Introduction, 3-5) –what are scientific theories? –what is a scientific explanation? –are scientific claims justifiable or falsifiable? how do scientific theories change? how are old and new theories related? how are theories of different fields related?

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20 Specific strategies Interaction of holistic and reductionistic RP’s Strategies for program development –(semi-)dogmatic strategy –guided by idealization and concretization –guided by interesting theorems